‘Tally Ho’ We’re off for a cycle tour…around East London
I’ve decided that the true test of a relationship is riding a tandem together through the streets of London – especially when neither of you had ridden one before. Last year for Zayne’s birthday, we...
View ArticleBucket List Races
My Bucket List of races is growing arms and legs, but this non-exhaustive selection is just some of the races/challenges I’m planning on doing at some point in my life! Vibram Hong Kong 100 – 18/19...
View ArticleThe Ballbuster Duathlon: Telegraph Men
Why the Ballbuster Duathlon lives up to its name Published in Telegraph Men 20 March 2014 Déjà vu is not something you want to experience when competing in endurance races. The main sensation you tend...
View ArticleA Mini ‘Dakar’ Adventure across Argentina – Day 1
‘Stop the car!’ I shout to my co-driver, motoring journalist James Baggott. ‘I’m so sorry, but I’ve got to take a photo – it’s simply too beautiful not to’. In fact, this wasn’t the first time, nor...
View ArticleA Mini ‘Dakar’ Adventure – Day 2 – La Posta to Chepes
’40˙C’ is what the Countryman’s thermometer read. I knew it might get hot, but not this hot! It felt as though we were in the preverbal sauna, except fully clothed. And where yesterday, I was jumping...
View ArticleDay 3 of the Mini ‘Dakar’ Adventure
I was almost relieved by the time my alarm clock went off at 6am. I had an awful night sleep thanks to the sandstorm battering my tent all night. Plus, it was incredibly hot in the tent – stifling to...
View ArticleGetting up close and personal with the Dakar Rally
I feel like the fat kind in the preverbial candy store. Around me there’s a plethora of cars, quad bikes, lorries, pick ups and motorcycles that I don’t quite know where to look. If cars had...
View ArticleTobias Mews becomes Ordnance Survey 2016 #GetOutside Champion
I love maps. I’m not entirely sure when my fascination with them began as it feels as if they’ve been integral part of my life since my memories began. But I just love studying contours, looking for...
View ArticleListen to Tobias on the Running Stories podcast
As someone who’s normally doing the interviewing, it comes as a change to be the one being interviewed. It was with great delight that I was asked if I’d like to talk about my new book, 50 Races to Run...
View ArticleAmbassador for Aussie Grit Apparel
You can call it serendipity. Luck. Chance. Good timing. What ever the word, from the moment I first came across new outdoor apparel start-up, Aussie Grit Apparel, I just knew that I wanted to work with...
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